FAQ - Royal & Co. - Notary Public - Toby Royal - London | Cambridge | Ely | Newmarket

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2. ISN’T IT MERELY A RUBBER-STAMPING EXERCISE?

The international duty of a Notary involves a high standard of care. This is not only towards you as the client but also to anyone who may rely on the document and to Governments or officials of other countries. These people are entitled:

(i) to assume that a Notary will ensure full compliance with the relevant requirements both here and abroad; and

(ii) to rely on the Notary’s register and records.

Great care is essential at every stage to minimise the risks of errors, omissions, alterations, fraud, forgery, money laundering, the use of false identity and so on.

As Notaries, we have to act independently: our overriding duty is “to the transaction”.

Notarisation is accepted as a safeguard under international law. The signature and seal of the Notary are recognised as a link in the chain of evidence relating to international documents. If therefore we seem to you to be a bit fussy over minor details, please understand the responsibility placed on us! Accordingly, careful examination by the Notary is required to check whether both the document to be notarised and your personal ID are original, genuine, valid, complete, accurate, and unaltered.

T: 020 7147 9950

F: 020 7788 9650

Royal & Co. provide notarial services in the following areas and their surrounds:

London · Cambridge · Ely · Newmarket · Burwell

Regulated by the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

A member of The Notaries Society.

If we are unavailable to assist you when required and the matter is urgent, please click here, completing the requested fields to find another Notary Public in your area.

Royal & Co., 9 Devonshire Square, London, EC2M 4YF